Suppose an Experimenter Becomes Proficient with a Technique That Allows

question 2

Multiple Choice

Suppose an experimenter becomes proficient with a technique that allows her to move DNA sequences within a prokaryotic genome.
-If she moves the operator to a position upstream from the promoter, what would occur?

• A) The lac operon will function normally.
• B) The lac operon will be expressed continuously.
• C) The repressor will not be able to bind to the operator.
• D) The repressor will bind to the promoter.
• E) The repressor will no longer be made.

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